Attractions in Alicante

Castillo De Santa Bárbara
A visit to the Castillo Santa Bárbara is highly recommended. This castle crowns the Mount Benacantil, from where you can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the entire city. On clear days you can see all the way to Tabarca Island. To descend down from the Castillo Santa Bárbara take the route through Parque de La Ereta, along the mountainside. Its location and views transform it into a place of relaxation as well as a meeting place. It also has a spectacular restaurant and a café with an exhibition hall and, on the way down to the old town quarter, you can visit the picturesque, typically Spanish Santa Cruz district. Another attractive option between the castle and the Santa Cruz district is to walk along the remains of the walls that surrounded the Castle and that now end in the Santa Cruz district.
Phone: +34 965 162 128

Tabarca Island
A visit to Tabarca island is an absolute must for visitors. Boats from the company Kontiki depart from the marina in Alicante several times a day during the summer months and 3 days a week during the rest of the year. The journey takes around one hour from Alicante. The route will give you the opportunity to enjoy the coastline. Try one of the traditional fish stews in the terrace of one of the restaurants. On the island you will find nice little bays to have a swim as well as a beach offering different facilities. There are also little hotels where you can stay on the island.
Phone: +34 686 99 45 38 / +34 965 216 396 Kontiki

MARQ
The MARQ is the Archaeological Museum and is located in the restored building of an old hospital. Valuable finds from the Palaeolithic found in different sites in and around Alicante are exhibited in this museum. In 2004 the MARQ museum was awarded "European Museum of the Year".
Phone: +34 965 14 90 00

MUBAG
The Gravina Fine Arts Museum (Museo de Bellas Artes Gravina) houses the artistic collection of the Alicante County Council, from the Middle Ages up to the beginning of the XX century. The museum is located in a building from the XVII century that has been converted and adapted for this purpose.
Phone: +34 965 15 67 80

Bonfires of Saint John Museum
This museum (Museo de Fogueres) is dedicated to the most popular "fiesta" in Alicante and shows the "ninots", or wooden statues that have been "saved" i.e. not burned every year, a video room showing the best of this "fiesta", photographs, costumes etc. This museum is a special tip for families with children!
Phone: +34 965 14 68 28

TuriBus
For those who want to have a general idea of Alicante or for those with less time, Alicante offers a special service -the TuriBus-, a bus through the city with 9 interesting stops for holidaymakers. During the journey the sights and sites are explained in Spanish, English and French. The TuriBus runs every hour on the hour from 10 am to 7 pm with a break between 3 and 5 pm, every day of the week except Mondays. A ticket costs €10 for adults and €5 for children and pensioners, and allows you to use it as many times as you wish in one day.

Old Town Quarter
Back in the old town quarter, we recommend a route that includes a visit to the Concatedral de San Nicolás, dating from the 17th century, although the cloisters are from the 15th (Herrerian Renaissance style), the Town Hall building, an 18th century Baroque building and the Santa María Basilica, a gothic structure based on the mosque from the ancient town, it dates from the 14th and 16th centuries and was completed with Baroque and Rococo finishes in the 18th century.